Example sentences of "[adv] over a period [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A currency which gradually adjusts up or down over a period of time , depending on the intrinsic strength of the economy which supports it , is much less likely to attract the eye of the speculator than one which is about to burst the artificial dam which has been built around it . |
| 2 | It is not surprising that two people , who have worked closely together over a period of time , come up with a similar approach to a problem . |
| 3 | It is clear that insubstantial changes will not give rise to a new copyright ( or right to prevent unfair extraction ) but what is the position when a database has changed considerably from its original form but this has happened incrementally over a period of time ? |
| 4 | It tends to happen gradually over a period of time . |
| 5 | Always exercise gently to begin with , building up gradually over a period of time and remembering that there is never any need to strain yourself . |
| 6 | Instead of retreating instead of going underground instead of accepting that the situation had become extremely difficult and it was necessary to try and rebuild their organization and their influence gradually over a period of time , they committed their shattered forces to further battles and more or less completed er their destruction . |
| 7 | The efficiency of these ingredients wears off over a period of time , and swimming , towel- drying and perspiration can speed up this process . |
| 8 | You 've got ta put an offer in and pay it so much a month have n't you or something and , and , and get it paid off over a period of time ? |
| 9 | All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements . |
| 10 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 11 | ‘ It would be useful , ’ he said , ‘ if practitioners were made aware of the information that is required from them so they can build it up over a period of time . ’ |
| 12 | For example , the ship has a power meter which drops as you get hit , but builds back up over a period of time , you do n't just simply die when hit . |
| 13 | In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example . |
| 14 | This will be cut back over a period of time . |
| 15 | You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties . |
| 16 | However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time . |
| 17 | Where the parties have done business together regularly over a period of time it may be possible to establish that the terms are incorporated by a course of dealing . |
| 18 | The behaviour persists continuously over a period of time . |
| 19 | If your dog fails to respond readily over a period of time , it will be worthwhile having its hearing checked by a veterinarian . |
| 20 | The cumulative effect , however , of attending to such questions consistently over a period of time is considerable and , as teachers agree , eventually time-saving . |
| 21 | Sometimes the wind swings steadily round over a period of time , and at other times it blows steadily in a curve . |
| 22 | The flow meter measurements tell the engineer how much water has moved where over a period of time . |